A 3-year-old boy died Wednesday after allegedly being beaten by his mother and her boyfriend.

The Santa Fe Sheriff's Department said that Leland Valdez was brought to St. Vincent's Hospital and then University of New Mexico Hospital by his mother, Tabetha Vanholtz, and her boyfriend, Steven Gallegos, on Monday afternoon.

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Authorities said that Vanholtz told them her son had fallen off a chair and started to have seizures.

But, police say Vanholtz and Gallegos' stories did not match up and that the boy's injuries were severe including blunt force trauma to the head and bruises to his face, stomach, back and legs.

"When I arrived here he was unresponsive, could not breath, using a ventilator to help him breath and no response to touch," Valdez said.

The boy's mother and her boyfriend are both facing child abuse charges.

"She's going to get what she deserves; no 3-year-old should ever have to see something like that or be put through as much pain as he's been put through," Andrew Valdez said.

The boy's father told Action 7 News that this wasn't the first time the mother has been accused of child abuse. He said he filed a report with the Children, Youth and Families Department before, but there wasn't enough evidence to file charges.